'Call of Duty' sets its sights on 'Fortnite,' domination of battle royale video games

Activision is not just dipping its toes into the popular battle royale video game category. The "Call of Duty" publisher is jumping in, fully committed to take on favorites "Fortnite" and "Apex Legends." The new game, "Call of Duty: Warzone," which launches Tuesday on Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft Xbox One and PCs, "is the most ambitious environment we have ever built in the franchise's history," said Patrick Kelly, who co-heads Infinity Ward, the studio that developed the game with support from Raven Software. Monday, Activision announced the game, which lets console and PC users play together, in a post on its official "Call of Duty" blog. Free to play online, and available to download starting at 11 a.m.